SSL, which is an acronym for Secure Sockets Layer, is a security protocol which encrypts the information that users submit on an Internet site. If they enter a username and a password on a login page or they purchase services and goods online and they input their credit card information, the data shall be exchanged with the web server in an encrypted form, so an unauthorized third-party shall not able to see it. An SSL certificate will increase the protection of your site and shall make it more appealing to clients, but on top of the cost for the SSL, you have to spend more money for a dedicated IP address, that's usually required for the SSL installation. If you have a small e-commerce portal and your budget is small or you're a part of a non-profit organization and you can find much better use for the money, you can avoid the added expense by making use of our services due to the fact that our cloud website hosting platform supports SSL certificates not just on a dedicated IP address, but also on a shared one.
Shared SSL IP in Shared Hosting
You shall be able to use this option with all our shared hosting packages and with any SSL certificate issued from any retailer. If you decide to work with an SSL from our company, everything shall be arrange automatically and you will not have to do anything after you order and approve the certificate. The SSL order wizard will permit you to pick a shared IP address to be used and the SSL to be set up by our system, so using this function requires a maximum of 2 additional clicks after you fill the needed data for the certificate. The adequate operation of the SSL won't be affected in any way and any data that visitors submit on your website shall be encrypted and protected in the very same way. The sole difference from employing a dedicated address is that http:// shall not open your website, but it is extremely unlikely that anyone will ever attempt to access it that way rather than inputting your domain name inside the Internet browser URL bar.